Valvoline Restore and Protect Solubility Test

[Hohn]

What if the dissolved deposits are then the microscopic pieces doing the abrasive cleaning?? *Tin foil hat mode engaged*

Well, what if the secret ingredient is actually a DNA precursor that evolves quickly into bacteria under crankcase conditions? These bacteria eat the sludge and varnish, grow and multiply until large enough for the filter to remove them.

Can’t disprove it, can we?

Then again, you’ve never seen me and superman in the same room at the same time, have you?

 

[JAG]

I still think that the secret ingredient is what gives this oil the unique foul smell. It’s a bit like gear oil and even more like the foul smell that motor oils get after being at high temperatures for a while (ex. 1 hour) in my volatility and deposit tests.

I bet many of the major oil sellers have identified the ingredient through fancy testing that exceeds what my nose can tell me. Question for them is: has it been patented? If not, do they want to imply that Valvoline is the leader in cleaning engines with the motor oil by following suit or not follow them and hope Valvoline doesn’t pick up too much market share?

 

[CarlB]

I still think that the secret ingredient is what gives this oil the unique foul smell. It’s a bit like gear oil and even more like the foul smell that motor oils get after being at high temperatures for a while (ex. 1 hour) in my volatility and deposit tests.

I bet many of the major oil sellers have identified the ingredient through fancy testing that exceeds what my nose can tell me. Question for them is: has it been patented? If not, do they want to imply that Valvoline is the leader in cleaning engines with the motor oil by following suit or not follow them and hope Valvoline doesn’t pick up too much market share?

Patenting a trade secret would reveal the secret.

 

[Glenda W.]

I still think that the secret ingredient is what gives this oil the unique foul smell. It’s a bit like gear oil and even more like the foul smell that motor oils get after being at high temperatures for a while (ex. 1 hour) in my volatility and deposit tests.

I bet many of the major oil sellers have identified the ingredient through fancy testing that exceeds what my nose can tell me. Question for them is: has it been patented? If not, do they want to imply that Valvoline is the leader in cleaning engines with the motor oil by following suit or not follow them and hope Valvoline doesn’t pick up too much market share?

Agree. Very unique smell for a motor oil.

 

[buster]

I still think that the secret ingredient is what gives this oil the unique foul smell. It’s a bit like gear oil and even more like the foul smell that motor oils get after being at high temperatures for a while (ex. 1 hour) in my volatility and deposit tests.

I bet many of the major oil sellers have identified the ingredient through fancy testing that exceeds what my nose can tell me. Question for them is: has it been patented? If not, do they want to imply that Valvoline is the leader in cleaning engines with the motor oil by following suit or not follow them and hope Valvoline doesn’t pick up too much market share?

Good question. I wish we knew more about it. Modern Engine had a unique smell too.

 

[melk]

I love the smell of VRP it was the first thing I noticed when I opened the jug tangy!

 

[Hohn]

Question for them is: has it been patented? If not, do they want to imply that Valvoline is the leader in cleaning engines with the motor oil by following suit or not follow them and hope Valvoline doesn’t pick up too much market share?

This question fascinates me.

Anecdotally it seems like VRP is really taking off. Lots of buzz.

If that’s real and it’s selling very well, it may be that other competitors will need an answer.

 

[skwat1]

Well, what if the secret ingredient is actually a DNA precursor that evolves quickly into bacteria under crankcase conditions? These bacteria eat the sludge and varnish, grow and multiply until large enough for the filter to remove them.

Can’t disprove it, can we?

Then again, you’ve never seen me and superman in the same room at the same time, have you?

Yes, but no, but like a self-sustaining, self-replicating, autonomous nanobot swarm leveraging an AI hive-mind in the cloud, exhibiting predatory behavior attacking sludge and deposits through evolving code

 

[Wheel366]

Agree. Very unique smell for a motor oil.

Kirkland smells similar in my opinion.

 

[KnappAttak]

I still think that the secret ingredient is what gives this oil the unique foul smell. It’s a bit like gear oil and even more like the foul smell that motor oils get after being at high temperatures for a while (ex. 1 hour) in my volatility and deposit tests.

I bet many of the major oil sellers have identified the ingredient through fancy testing that exceeds what my nose can tell me. Question for them is: has it been patented? If not, do they want to imply that Valvoline is the leader in cleaning engines with the motor oil by following suit or not follow them and hope Valvoline doesn’t pick up too much market share?

The smell of VR&P reminds me of a cross between race fuel and the exhaust of the late models running at the Saturday night dirt tracks....

 

[Faawrenchbndr]

The smell of VR&P reminds me of a cross between race fuel and the exhaust of the late models running at the Saturday night dirt tracks....

I was just thinking of that, has a methanol hint to it

 

[Aston4]

And that means conclusively that this oil contains abrasives? BITOG now feels that abrasives are the answer for lubricating engines?

Yes. Adding abrasives to lubricating oil creates the final solution.